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Bear Creek ZIP code, Alabama

The ZIP code for Bear Creek, AL is 35543, and its area codes are 205 and 659.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
1,474
Area codes
205, 659
State
Alabama

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Bear Creek itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Hackleburg (6.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Bear Creek uses the ZIP code above. 2 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Bear Creek in numbers

About 1,474 people live in Bear Creek, in 447 households. The median household income is $50,188 a year, 22% below the Alabama median of $63,999 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $96,900 (54% below the Alabama median), and median gross rent is $760 a month. The median age is 41.1; 13.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (28.4% across Alabama); the average commute takes 22 minutes.

Population1,474Bear Creek1,474
Households447Bear Creek447
Median age41.1Bear Creek41.1Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$50,188Bear Creek$50,188Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$96,900Bear Creek$96,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$760Bear Creek$760Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.4%Bear Creek13.4%Alabama28.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute21.7 minBear Creek21.7 minAlabama25.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density108 / sq miBear Creek108 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Bear Creek town. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Bear Creek

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Bear Creek
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
35543 Bear Creek , AL Standard 1,092 $29,196 $97,200

Other ZIP codes overlapping Bear Creek

These ZIP codes cover part of Bear Creek but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Bear Creek
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
35565 Haleyville , AL Standard 10,642 $45,598 $85,100
35581 Phil Campbell , AL Standard 5,932 $43,555 $104,800

Map of Bear Creek ZIP codes

35543

The ZIP codes of Bear Creek, AL, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Bear Creek

The nearest larger towns are Haleyville (4,271 people, 5.7 mi), Hackleburg (1,709 people, 6.7 mi) and Hamilton (6,922 people, 17 mi).

Towns near Bear Creek
TownPopulationDistance
Haleyville 4,271 5.7 mi
Hamilton 6,922 16.8 mi
Russellville 10,799 17.3 mi
Winfield 4,999 22.6 mi
Red Bay 3,201 27.2 mi
Moulton 3,401 29.4 mi

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